Quote: magicjay said: What you call patriotism and milatary defense I call nationalism and imperialism. Do I shit on those notions? Yes. Do I appreciate their service and sacrifice? No. I've said so many times in other threads. They volunteered, they took a risk. What motivated them to do so I really don't know or care. It's their problem. What I do know is that this conflict, like previous wars, is really about money and resources. If you want to die for them, whatever floats yer boat, man. Just don't expect me to do it.
This makes me laugh every time I hear it. This kind of sweeping insensitivity and ignorance implies that you wouldn't even show [respects to/help] soldiers who are defending the country you live in from engagements as severe as infantry invasion. From your assertions, every war they'd fight in would be "theirs".
When in the last 100 years has there been a credibale threat of an infantry invasion of North America? The last time was in 1812 when our good friends the Brits sacked our capital and burned it to the ground. Lucky for us Napolean distracted them or we'd be speaking with a different accent.
I did support the police actions in the Balkans by the way.
